Hay-sweep.



0. B. MATTSON.

' HAY SWEEP.

APPLICATION YILBD MAILS, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 3, 1914. Serial No.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTo B. MATTsoN,

a citizen of the United States, resident of lraig, in the county of Burt and State of Tebrasla, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Hay-Sweeps; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side view of the invention as applied, the raised portion of the invention being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the invention as applied. Fig. 3 is a detail face view of the hinge of the push bar.

The invention has relation to hay sweeps, having for its object to provide an improvement therein which may be in the form of an attachment to be connected to any ordinary hay sweeping machine, such improvement being designed to render the machine more efficient.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, the numeral 2 indicates a portion of the framing of a hay sweeping machine, substantially the bar 3 to which the sweep teeth 4 are attached, lateral standards or uprights 5, wheels 6 supporting the machine and rearwardly eX- tending seat support 7.

raft connections are shown at 2.

Pivoted to the framing at or near the upper ends of the uprights 5 is the attachment, which consists mainly of lateral arms 8, 8, bracing bars 9, 9, a front transverse Apush or scraper bar 10, and operating lever de- The lateral ing therefrom at their outer or arms 11, to which the push bar lO'is connected, parts l1, beingpivoted to parts 8 at 12, the pivotal connections being designed to provide for swinging the push bar uparms 8, 8, have depend` will be locate teeth 4 of th Patented sept. 29, 1914..

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pression thereof so that it front of the points of the e sweeping machine.

The pivotal connections are made at the front side bar so ward or backward to points of the is mainly con secure lightness, and th the push bar which is designed for bracing contact with the points may be Suitabl ferably upper ends of sweep teeth. l

that it can swing suit the position of 5 5 the he attachment structed preferably of wood to protected by a sheet metal e means ment for the pus at land 'meeting at said vbars are provided with e rear surface of of the sweepl teeth facing.`

of lever operated adjusth bar are provided, preconverging bars 13, pivoted to the uprights 14 of the framing their front ends, where diverging con-` necting rods 16, pivotally connected thereto,

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tion with the erating lever tion 19 with connecting rods having lateral arms 8 18` having rod or bar converging nnected to pivotal connecat 17 an opconnecbars 13. A pull the outer or free or bar connection 19, may be used to assist in raising the of the latter.

the hay sweep .is o from the windrow tl ward to the Fig. 1 of th push bar, the lever, being designed upon operation of to lighten the pull sweep teeth with the sweep is now backed away from the stacker,

operation of the lever, driven up again to the push the scattered or loose hayupon the stacker teeth again.

What I claim is:

In a hay pivoted at th Sweep, ell' T631 uprights, lateral arms f ends to said uprights,

a transverse scraper bar pivote. to the Jor- In testimony whereof I affix my signavard ends gf saidfarns ang adzlipted to be ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

ovvere in ront o an to ave racing engagement With the pointsk of the sweep OTTO B' MATTSON 5 teeth, and lever operated devices for rais- Witnesses:

ing andlowerin'g said arms a thepush J. S. HOLLAND,

bar. CARL L. HOLLAND.

Copies of this patent may 'be obtained for i've cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washingtomp. C. 

